Housing – Page 300
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Cost of zero carbon homes deters buyers
NHBC report says home buyers see low carbon features as 'deal-breakers'
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Mortgage approvals hit 13-year low
Bank of England figures illustrate continuing decline in UK housing market
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Green housing policy leaves older homes out in the cold
Committee of MPs says focus on new-build homes has led to lack of action on energy efficiency of existing housing stock
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Livingstone has doubled low-cost homebuilding
Mayor plans further boost for affordable homes alongside restrictions on luxury housebuilding
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House prices fall for fifth month
The UK housing market is experiencing its biggest slowdown since the early 1990s
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Planning review will not look at level of council funding
Inquiry into ways to speed up planning system will not investigate resources for council planners
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A sound investment
By 2020 nearly one in five people will be over 65. Not only do we have a duty to build homes that meet their needs, it makes good business sense too, argues housing minister
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Zero-carbon housing kit: RuralZed explained
RuralZed is a zero-carbon housing kit for affordable low to medium-density developments that, its makers say, will meet the Code for Sustainable Homes from level three up to six and beyond. Here’s how it’s done.
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Kerslake steps in to shake up eco-towns initiative
Boss of housing superagency to vet applications, as consultation on sites faces fresh delay
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BoKlok housing: And not an Allen key in sight …
Off-site manufacture Ikea homes have arrived in the UK and, while they may not come in flatpacks, many components are manufactured off site and are as cheap and functional as you’d expect from the Swedish brand.
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Farrell to tackle Thames scheme
Architect Terry Farrell and Partners has been parachuted in by Southwark council to help rethink the embattled Potters Fields scheme next to the London mayor’s headquarters.
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The Pearl of Newquay
Construction is about to start on this residential scheme on Newquay promenade in Cornwall.
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2006 was best year for housebuilding in 20 years
Almost 200,000 additional homes were created in England in 2006, the highest number for 20 years, according to the latest government figures.
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Flint defends adaptable homes
Housing minister Caroline Flint has defended the government’s decision to force housebuilders to make all new homes fit for older people to live in from 2013.
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Greenwich à la Mode
This development of 207 homes on the Greenwich Peninsula regeneration site has been granted detailed planning permission.
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Homes owned by housing association rise 10%
Latest social housing regulator figures show value of homes at £77bn
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Images: Libeskind’s first US high rise
Star architect opens luxury Cincinnati residential scheme
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Renzo Piano unveils central London triplets
L&G/Mitsubishi mixed-use three-building scheme will sit between Covent Garden and Oxford Street
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Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it
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Crest slows construction of flagship Birmingham project
Chief executive admits sales rate has halved at £261m Park Central since credit crunch began